2 Hurt in I-8 Shooting in El Cajon

Someone fired at least seven bullets at a car traveling on Interstate 8 in San Diego’s East County Thursday, injuring two people and closing the highway for three hours.

California Highway Patrol officers were called to the Los Coches Road exit on eastbound I-8 in El Cajon around 1 a.m.

Officers say someone from inside a dark-colored SUV fired seven shots at a Lexus traveling eastbound.

The window shattered and there were at least four bullet holes in the driver’s side door.

A 43-year-old woman from Alpine was driving, the CHP said. A 31-year-old man from San Diego was in the passenger seat. Both suffered non-life threatening injuries, officials said, and were transported by ambulance to Sharp Memorial San Diego.

CHP officers walked along the closed highway and used flashlights looking for bullet casings or other evidence.

They say at least seven rounds wer fired.

No arrests have been made. I-8 reopened before 5 a.m.

Anyone with information can contact the CHP's El Cajon office at (619) 401-2000.

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